Article about: Hello Gents, here are a more of my blades. this social welfare dagger was a local vet return. and came back as is with the scabbard shown in the first pic. rectangular hanger holes. but i ha
i agree about the scabbard. might just depend on the maker. but there is differing opinions. i can say for sure this social welfare was a vet return as is with the rectangular holes.
Ronnie i just took a count.
10 german swords
11 german bayonet's
25 daggers
3 fighting knives
25 other assorted blades including my japanese swords and bayonet's. not counting a civil war sword on its way to me in the mail. i have sold off a number of non german blades in the last few years.
not a big collection compared to some folks. but i'm happy with it.
andrew
Hi Andrew, and thanks for showing these. It's nice to see a vet bring back piece that helps to dispel the theory that Social Welfare scabbards should have round holes. A difficult dagger to find with both the hangers and knot still attached, and a very nice group!!! Best Regards, Hal PS; I've had two officers daggers from veterans, both without straps, so am unable to add anything to the square versus round hole theory... wish I had kept at least one...
Andrew - Very nice looking daggers indeed, really love the feel of the leaders daggers. In my 45 years of collecting I have never seen anything official relating the rectangular/round to one unit or the other, have only read this in post-45 dagger reference books with no regulations to back it up. I feel that it was a makers option relative to the scabbard holes and the only thing relating to the Welfare or Redcross was the different hanger colors/construction.
Heres my selection with the respective hangers on the left the Social Welfare (round holed scabbard) and on the right the red cross(rectangular hole scabbard).
"He who hesitates is lost - is not only lost but miles from the next exit"
Yes, I saw the one you posted in the noted forum - These profiles were very popular during both the Weimar and III Reich period and come in various sizes,left/right profile with or without decal etc - this image reflected/represented esprit de corps as well as respect for the military and individual soldier.
Horst
"He who hesitates is lost - is not only lost but miles from the next exit"
Very interesting info, and I love the medical one also Andrew. Thanks for explaining the saw back. I wonder if they took any human limbs with the nasty looking things. Thanks for showing.
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